[The Panther]

Actually, since ghost riders is anonymous, then you might be able to cast it and get away with it. However, it is required to be against the rules since it results in province ownership change. Using it therefore entails risk. If the receiving player can muster the 3 necessary votes, he can appeal to the Chief Justice to find the truth. Of course, the other wyrms might not care enough to help him here or maybe they are just glad it didn't happen to them, so there may not be enough votes for an appeal (and it would never be proved). The possibilities of intrigue and accusations are potentially endless. Since it is just a game played for recreation, I don't think it will get personal.

Keep in mind that everything that does not result in province ownership change is perfectly legal, even when it is reported by the game mechanics who did it. Assassinations, seeking arrows, fires from afar, murdering winter, all these things are legal and the receiving player has no recourse except through the Council or to return the 'favor' to the guilty party.

I agree about the AI thing being too harsh. This has already been brought up by Pasha Dawg. The council should never be able to throw an active player out of the game, and I do mean never! Throwing them out of the Council (rogue) is thematic. Throwing them out of the game (AI) is not. The AI rule was for a player that quits without explanation. However, it will become obvious to all wyrms that something must be done when a player disappears and stales 3-4 times in a row. I will therefore change this rule so that the Council cannot turn an active player to AI under any circumstances.

Hopefully, all have noticed that Version 2 of the rules was posted on the COW site. The main change was the last rule about the Chief Justice.

Also, since no one has proposed any other candidates, Alneyan will win the nomination for Chief Justice by default at 8 PM MDT this evening when the game officially begins.